– BCC Paddlers Pick Up Three of Nine Medals Won by Canadian Athletes –

OAKVILLE, ON (May 24, 2011) – Burloak Canoe Club, the country’s leading flat-water Olympic canoe-kayak racing club, today announced that two of its paddlers, Mark Oldershaw and Adam Van Koeverden, won three of nine medals awarded to Canadian athletes at an International Canoe Federation (ICF) World Cup meet in Racice, Czech Republic this past weekend. This was the second World Cup event of the season.

Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, Ontario won two gold medals. The first, in the men’s C-1 (canoe) 1000M, was secured with a time of 3:53.177. He also won the event’s heat and the semi-final. Oldershaw’s second gold medal, in the men’s C-1 5000M, was captured with a time of 21:17.2.

Meanwhile, Adam Van Koeverden of Oakville, Ontario took home silver in the men’s K-1 (kayak) 5000M. His time was 18:44.5. Van Koeverden placed 4th in the Men’s K-1 1000M.

Other Burloak Canoe Club Results:

Aaron Rublee of Oakville, Ontario finished 9th in the Men’s C-1 (canoe) 200M event in his first World Cup appearance.